"West World" and The Jehovah Witnesses

by new boy 12 Replies latest jw friends

  • new boy
    new boy

    Sitting there watching the new HBO series last night, I couldn't help but laugh and think about the similarities.

    The creators (the gods) and the hosts (their creations) have an interesting relationship.

    The "hosts" are programmed to have free thinking but only up to a point. Just like the Witnesses. They make you believe that you have free will but do you? The only thing you ever study is their information. Even their Watchtower study, is people lining up their magazines, raising their hands and regurgitating the same information right back to them. If you do add some information other than what is printed you might get a frown or a weird look.

    How ironic, was the part in the show that showed what happened to a "host" when they would go through some horrific experience and the creators or "gods" would just erase their memory of it!

    The same crazy thing the Jehovah's Witnesses hope for!

    Well, Sister Jones your parents and four kids all dead at Armageddon because they refused to follow god's rules. However the good news is, god in his loving kindness and (programming) mercy will erase every memory of them from your mind.

    Yes! So you can now enjoy paradise without those pesky thoughts about all your loved ones.

    Wow.... those creators/gods think of everything.

  • Vidiot
    Vidiot

    Pretty sure the Westworld robots have better sex lives. :smirk:

  • truth_b_known
    truth_b_known

    A fair and accurate comparison.

  • Simon
    Simon

    A key part: the host believers don't know that their thoughts and actions are completely and utterly controlled by the management.

    Some wake up, and realize, and are quickly silenced. The biggest threat to the park is the truth getting out and spreading.

  • smiddy
    smiddy

    Dont spoil it I have so man more episodes to go .

  • jookbeard
    jookbeard

    I've been enjoying the series, I get the parallels, Thandie Newton kind of takes me away from dwelling on it too much though!

  • konceptual99
    konceptual99
    Some wake up, and realize, and are quickly silenced. The biggest threat to the park is the truth getting out and spreading.

    Yup - I suspect that there are some who would much prefer an explosive device going off in the C6 (as I recall) vertebrae if you leave da troof above plain ol' shunning for apostacy...

  • konceptual99
    konceptual99

    Complete side point, but did anyone notice the old host in Ford's private area which looked like it was Yul Brynner's Gunslinger character? It was two or three episodes ago.

  • Alostpuppydog
    Alostpuppydog

    I don't watch tv other than news. But, from what it sounds like it's very interesting and you make valid points. JW's really are the classic everyday run-of-the-mill business with corporate executives making decisions for their many pawns, who have no say whatsoever. Any uprising and you are fired and told its nothing personal and we hope you understand...mhm...quite similar alright.

  • ttdtt
    ttdtt

    GREAT SHOW LOVE IT!

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